Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-02-15

crease in the appropriations for the improve
ment of the Appomatto1 anu solue 0'noA
rivers in Virginia. .,;.
,,ornino resumed the consideration of the
nronosed Canadian retaliatory bills. inc
prevailing sentiment among them is that as
Mr Relmont's bill is more warlike than the
senate bill, the latter had better be adopt
cd lest the Senate refuse to consent to any,
thing harsher, and nothing be done.
In the Senate to-day General Manone pre-.
sented the petition of Charles +. Lee, OF
I,eesburg. Va for the removal of his polltl..
raj disabilities also that of D. l.. Pool, OF
Lexington, Va, for an increase OF pension.
At last nights special session Of the House
the bills to release the property of the Lou
ise Home from taxation, to increase tne
liouor license tax in this city, ana TO pro,
tect the morals of the girls of this city, an
failed. but only by reason of the absence OF
Among the articles destroyed by the late
burning of the residence OF MIR. W; W..
Scott. clerk of the House District ct Colum'
bia committee, near GordoDsville, va, were
the bedstead that belonged to ex,fres'oeu'
Madison. and upon which his WE, ths a w.
tractive and fascinating Dolly useu .t w.
rest herself after the fatigue lnciueht W .no
halls she attended; also, set OF cut 5las'
S AGA and wine glasses from which Pres-
idents JefIarson and Madison used to re-
fresh themselves.
The Senate committee on privileges anu
elections this morning commenced It's IN
vestigation of the charge brought by three
IRRESPONSIBLE men that republican govern
ment is upturned in Texas. Several VII
nesses we're examined, who repeated exag-
oerated accounts of the lynching of three
negro murderers and the seizure OF oallot
box in Washington county, Tex, but tod
nothing that the newspapers had not tolu
months aro. EIesses. Evarts and Pugh are
Members of the committee. but took so III,
tle interest in its proceedings that they leii
m attend meeting of another committee
In the Senate Mr.. Hoar introduced reso'
luton extending the powers oil the commit
tee to the extent Of examining the cnarge
TINT L. s. officers In Texas had attempt
J ed to prevent witnesses irom coming mere
; to testify. and asked its immediate consio
T Grafton, but Mr. Coke objected, ana IL nao
to 90 over until tomorrow.
1t is reported to-day that the nominations Il;
) for Secretary of the Treasury and for Trea'
surer will be sent to the Senate oelore Tue
attainment of the present session oil Con
| ereS3; also tu6o .ho WI
fhe latter place lies between Mr.. Whap-
La the assistant treasurer aud Mr.. Graves,
ths sunerinterdenl 6: the bureau OF engrav-
ing and printing. both good and true repuO
licans. Mr.. Manning has recommended IS
sistant Secretary Fair TO be MS success
sor. =
MIR. Riddleberger not only succeeded III
obtaining an executive session of the Senate
Yesterday afternoon, but in securing the
, confirmation of all the Virginia nominations
that had been reported favorably, as follows
T. w. Scott, to be U. S. marshal for the east
> ern district of Virginia James Fitzgerald
| To he frat assistant engineer in the revenue
service ". Levin Powell, of Winchester
to be Indian agent in Washington Territory
aud T. NJ. Jones, of Fauquier county, vlr
pinia, TO he Indian agent in Wyoming Ter
3 ritory. The nomination of Mr.. Gennan, Il
3 be postmaster at Norfolk, has not yet heer
reported upon, and is still in the hands O
the Senate postcffice committee.
The Senate to-day after the morning hou
resumed the consideration OF Mr. Cameron
: bill for building more war ships
t A. Loughborough has been appointed store
Leeper and eauger in tho intcrna! revenue ser
vice at Leesburg, Virginia.
In the House Mr. O'Ferrall ,has presented TIT
petition of T. O. Windham, of Berryville, clark
, county, Virginia, that his claim be referred u
the court of claims; also that of twenty eight CIT
3 liens of Winchester, Virginia, for the passage o
, the educational bill Sc 90,
s. L. Lnptop. Of Winchester, Virginia, ;! 'oo'
5 clerk in the Treasury Department, has reslgne'
tbat nosition to accept a 81 900 clerkship in TIT
U. S. marshal's Office at Birmingham, Alabama.
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